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VACCINATION:
PUPPIES can be vaccinated from 6 weeks old. At the initial consultation they will be given a general health check and you will have an opportunity to discuss anything you are not sure about with the vet, or with the pet health counsellor.
Routine cover is for distemper (hardpad), hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus and parainfluenza. Kennel cough vaccination is recommended for show dogs, gun dogs and dogs going to boarding kennels and training classes.
KITTENS can be vaccinated from 9weeks old, again please take the opportunity to raise anything with the vet.
Vaccination cover is available for feline enteritis and flu, leukaemia and chlamydia.
A primary course for puppies and kittens consists of two vaccines, 2 to 6 weeks apart. All animals must have an annual booster, to ensure that pets retain full protection against these dangerous diseases. RABBITS can be vaccinated against myxomatosis and viral haemorrhagic disease. Please ask for details. NEUTERING: Neutering has important health benefits for your pet, as well as preventing unwanted pregnancies. Females in particular very commonly suffer life-threatening health problems (such as endometritis, pyometra and mammary cancer) if they have not been neutered. Some behavioural problems can also be prevented by neutering. CATS: routinely males and females are neutered from 4 to 6 months old. DOGS: we prefer to spay at about 6 to 12 months old. If you are considering neutering your dog, please ask your vet for advice. RABBITS AND GUINEA PIGS: if you are going to keep several animals together, you may want to consider neutering the males once they have reached maturity. DENTAL HYGEINE: Peri-odontal disease affects over 80% of dogs and cats in the UK, causing inflammation and pain in the mouth. The build up of plaque and tartar that causes this problem can be prevented (as in humans) by daily tooth brushing and the use of special chews and diets. PARASITES: Pets are prone to picking up a number of parasites, both internal and external. Some of these, such as fleas and roundworms, can be passed to humans. However, they can be prevented by routine use of spot-on treatments for external parasites such as fleas and ticks, and tablets or spot-ons for internal parasites such as roundworm, tapeworm and lungw
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